‘Three Ounce’ looks forward to CAC Games
COACH Quintin “Three Ounce’ Hall is looking forward to taking the men’s national basketball team to the Central American and Caribbean Games next week. He’s just waiting on the remainder of the players to come in this week to put their game plans into motion.
BPL upgrades put back on $100m finance delay
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) has been forced to push back key capital upgrades because of a near-six month delay in completing its $100m short-term financing raise.
URCA stands fast with controversial radio sector proposals
Commercial radio stations remain locked on collision course with their regulator over plans that could force some to change their broadcast frequencies and threaten investment in their brand.The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA),
‘Critical’ BPL refinance more likely next year
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) chairman has tempered her “very ambitious” target for completing its long-term financial restructuring, suggesting this may now occur in 2019.
Govt must show 'fortitude' on VAT break demands
The government must display “the fortitude” to resist unwarranted lobbying by industries and special interests that further undermines the VAT base, a top accountant has warned.Gowon Bowe, the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) preside
Social security reforms touched 27% of targets
Social security reforms achieved “none of their planned outcomes”, with just 27 percent of targeted Bahamian households receiving cash grants under an IDB-financed initiative.The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in an evaluation report on its B
Realtor fears Budget's dampening impacts
A Bahamian realtor fears the budget’s tax changes will dampen interest in high-end real estate and have a lasting impact on the luxury second home market.Monica Knowles, Bahamas Realty’s top producer in 2016, who less than two years ago saw what she
Fisheries poaching 'big money racket'
BAHAMIAN fishermen are urging the government to “get serious” and enact “stiffer penalties” against poachers, with one describing the problem as a “big racket”.Keith Carroll, vice-president of the Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA), told Trib
Airport enjoys 'busiest travel season' in history
THE Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) is experiencing “the busiest travel season” in its history, with the biggest increase in business coming from the Canadian market.Jan Knowles, vice-president, marketing and communications, at NAD, told Tri
Police investigating after pedestrian killed in Grand Bahama
Police in Grand Bahama are investigating a traffic fatality after a male pedestrian died on Sunday.
Haiti's prime minister resigns amid fuel price hike fallout
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned Saturday amid calls for him to step down over his handling of a failed plan to raise fuel prices that set off a wave of deadly protests.
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Three arrested in connection with major housebreaking ring
GRAND Bahama Police have arrested three men who they believe are part of a major housebreaking ring, recovering a major haul of stolen items, including more than a dozen flat-screen televisions.
Davis criticises Minnis' budget tour
WITH Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis resuming his Family Island tour in promotion of the budget, opposition leader Philip “Brave” Davis is having second thoughts about doing a taxpayer funded tour of his own, calling Dr Minnis’ travels a waste of money all to serve a purely political agenda.
Sir Roland Symonette honours decision 'inexplicable'
THE decision to award the late Sir Roland Symonette with National Hero honours was branded as “bad,” “inexplicable” and “unlawful” by PLP Chairman Senator Fred Mitchell, who on Friday condemned Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis for his defence of the move.
Peter Nygard guilty of contempt of court
A SUPREME Court judge has found Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard guilty of contempt of court for the third time for breaching her order prohibiting him from engaging in any illegal dredging near his property in Lyford Cay.
Bruno Rufa and partner take legal action against government
CANADIAN Bruno Rufa and his partner Sandra Georgiou have taken legal action against the government for its refusal to grant their multiple applications for Home Owner’s Resident Cards because they did not submit a utility bills with their applications.
